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Am I overreacting

Now Debra is worried about how to wean her husband off her breast milk when their baby starts on solids soon.

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"I have already talked to him about this and he doesn't think that this is an issue," Debra said.

"He doesn't understand why I feel I need him to wean off the milk.

"Am I overreacting? I don't know what to do. Help!"

"This isn't about breast milk"

Reddit was quick to jump to the rescue - offering Debra some kind advice about how to talk about Gary's unusual request.

"There's nothing wrong with having a kink - something out of the ordinary that turns you on," one woman said.

"But when you have to involve that thing to get off, that's no longer a kink, that's a fetish. And if both partners aren't into that fetish, well, you've got a problem."

"It sounds like just talking about it isn't working, so maybe it's time to drop some serious blunt talk on him, 'Dude, the milk thing is creeping me the fuck out now'," another said.

"Oh, this isn't about breast milk, your husband wants to be treated like a baby! This is called infantilism," a woman said.

"You're lucky he doesn't want you to put a nappy on him."

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"How was his childhood?"

But by far the best comment came from someone who said they have a "background in psychoanalytic studies".

"This sounds like he's getting some primitive unconscious memories from his infancy," the mystery professor said.

"What was his relationship like with his mother? How was his childhood?

"I would suggest that the best thing might be to start a conversation about this, not by telling him he should be weaned off - but why does he think this gets him off?

"It might be weird to think about this, but if you know of the Oedipus Complex which is a very important developmental stage it isn't so weird. If he seems uncomfortable, maybe suggest seeing a therapist? Or if he disagrees you could see one just to get some more insight."

This story was originally published on kidspot.com.au and reproduced here with permission